#ted

I always wanted what Mom and Dad had. ↗

Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when I started listening and making my own choices about music. ↗

— Elvis Costello

#admired #already #beatles #choices #i

You have to face the fact that I have no reputation as a composer; I have my reputation as a songwriter and a performer-and that opportunity came this summer, when I was invited to perform at the Lincoln Centre festival in New York... three nights. ↗

— Elvis Costello

#centre #composer #face #fact #festival

I had a difficult time hearing my own inner voice about what I wanted to be in this life, because there were all these perfect examples of what a man actually does. The notion is that he goes to college, gets married and provides. That's what a man does. ↗

— Kevin Costner

#actually #because #college #difficult #difficult time

After two years of fighting, government shutdowns and little to no agreement on anything except welfare reform in 1996, President Clinton was re-elected and decided it was time for compromise. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#agreement #anything #clinton #compromise #decided

I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best films, not for the way I look. But it seems inevitable in this line of work that I have to care about the way I look without getting obsessed about it. ↗

— Kevin Costner

#actor #being #best #care #films

I think the Earth and everything around it is connected - the sky and the planets and the stars and everything else we see as a mystery. ↗

— Marion Cotillard

#connected #earth #else #everything #i

My parents definitely sparked something in me. I'm sure of it. I saw how happy and fulfilled they were, and I knew I wanted the same job. ↗

— Marion Cotillard

#fulfilled #happy #how #i #job

On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#children #cities #day #november #one day

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality. ↗